NU School board approves high school Social Studies resources

By: Dylan Jackson

NEW ULM — Following a presentation by Director of Curriculum and Instruction Amanda Thorson, ISD 88’s School Board approved social studies resources for grades 9-12 during Thursday’s board meeting.  ISD 88’s Social Studies Department ...

June 27, 2026

NU School board candidate filing opens July 14

By: Dylan Jackson

New Ulm - Candidacy filing dates for the upcoming school board elections were established during ISD 88’s School Board meeting on Thursday.  Three members will be elected for terms of four years during November's upcoming election. The ...

June 27, 2026

‘All are lovely, all are beautiful’

By: Clay Schuldt

NEW ULM – Thursday was a great day for garden enthusiasts with the return of the Brown County Master Gardeners’ Gardenfest Tour. Five New Ulm area gardens were open for the public to tour Thursday. Each of the gardens were selected by Brown ...

June 27, 2026

Area roundup: Jr. Gold win twice in Sioux Falls

NEW ULM JR. LEGION 8, SIOUX FALLS WEST 7 NEW ULM JR. LEGION 6, EAST GRAND FORKS 5 SIOUX FALLS — New Ulm Junior Legion defeated Sioux Falls West 8-7 and East Grand Forks 6-5 during the Sioux Falls Invitational on Friday. Parker Ranweiler ...

June 27, 2026

Military Appreciation Day a success; Stade draws eyes

By: Jim Bastian

The third annual Military Appreciation Night at Johnson Park Wednesday night was another huge success as over 300 fans attended the Tomahawk East League game between the New Ulm Brewers and the Leavenworth Orioles. Last year approximately 250 ...

June 26, 2026

Sleepy Eye stays simple, wins Pool D

By: Travis Rosenau

NEW ULM — For the third Upper Midwest Classic game in a row, Sleepy Eye Legion Post 7 leaned on doing the little things well. And for the third UMC game in a row, that led to victory. Bolstered by its pitching staff, Sleepy Eye finished ...

June 26, 2026